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Bromeliaceae

Subfamily Bromelioideae

Subfamily Pitcairnioideae

Subfamily Tillandsioideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.

  • Common Name: Spanish Moss - normal form
  • Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin:
  • Habitat:

  • Description: [syn. Renealmia usneoides L., Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf.]

    Section Draphroanthema

    Stems slender, branching, leafy, hanging, often to 20 feet or more, hoary-gray, festooned in masses over trees; leaves scattered, very narrowly linear, to 2 inches long; flowers small, pale green or blue, solitary in axils of leaves.
    Florida to Texas, south to Argentina. Common on trees in southeastern US, where it is collected for use as a packing and stuffing material. Also commonly used in the floral trade.

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198502806
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1303 - NEO:Caribbean C
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-03-2012
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Bromeliaceae
  • SubFamily: Tillandsioideae
  • Tribe:
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